Impressive nuclear headlines in the papers these days, largely as a result of a new report released by our office entitled: “Costs of Current and Planned Nuclear Power Plants in Texas: A Consumer Perspective. The report finds that the proposed expansions of nuclear power plants in Bay City (South Texas Project) and Glen Rose (Comanche [...]
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Proposed Nuclear Projects in Texas Could Cost $22 Billion
Posted in Energy, Nuclear, tagged bay city, clarence johnson, comanche peak, costs of current and planned nuclear plants in texas, CPS Energy, fort worth, fort worth star telegram, Glen Rose, mayor hardberger, mission verde, Nuclear Power, nukes, San Antonio, san antonio express news, South Texas Project, tommy adkisson, true cost of nukes on April 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
ReEnergize Texas’ Green Fee Bill Passes Senate Committee 5-0
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Austin, college station, committee on higher education, earth day, el paso, green fee bill, reenergize texas, San Antonio, shapleigh, texas a&m, texas tech university, trevor lovell, university of texas el paso, zaffirini on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Original post found at the ReEnergize Texas blog, courtesy of Trevor Lovell: At a hearing of the Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education today SB 2182, known as the green fee bill, “was reported favorably to the Calendars Committee by unanimous vote, clearing another hurdle on its way to becoming law. Only two weeks ago [...]
King William’s Parade Shenanigans & Success
Posted in Global Warming, tagged charlie gonzalez, Curblog, Greg Harman, king william's fair, Public Citizen, reenergize texas, San Antonio, san antonio current, SEED Coalition on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our ambush of U.S. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez at the King William’s Fair in San Antonio this weekend was both a blast and a great success. If you couldn’t make it out, never fear — Greg Harman at the San Antonio Current did, and just posted a great blog post with full coverage from the parade. [...]
Your Chance to Influence Climate Debate TOMORROW at King William Parade
Posted in Global Warming, tagged cap and trade bill, charlie gonzalez, energy efficieny, green jobs, king william parade, peace center, San Antonio on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Charlie Gonzalez Update!! Tomorrow morning at the King William Parade in San Antonio, we’ve got a great opportunity to put some pressure on Congressman Charlie Gonzalez to support strong cap and trade legislation. Done right, a cap and trade bill would bring San Antonio thousands of green jobs, increased energy efficiency programs, and renewable energy. [...]
San Antonio Rep. Charlie Gonzalez Wants CPS to Get a Free Ride
Posted in Global Warming, tagged bloomberg, Carbon Dioxide, charlie gonzalez, climate change, consumer protection, Energy Efficiency, free allowances, Gene Green, house energy and commerce committee, Markey, Public Citizen, rick boucher, San Antonio, swing vote, Waxman on April 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
According to a Bloomberg article this morning, San Antonio Representative Charlie Gonzalez has joined a group of Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee (who) want to give utilities free permits for all their existing carbon emissions, according to people familiar with a plan sent to the committee’s chairman. The article continues: Representative Rick [...]
Texas’ Solar Future is on top of Texas Schools
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, tagged Energy, HB 3405, incentive program, Representative Strama, savings, solar energy, solar panels, Texas schools, utility bills on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Representative Mark Strama has crafted a genius amendment to HB 3405. The bill, co-authored by Representative Swinford and Representative Anchia, calls for an incentive program for solar power generation through surcharges on utility bills, and Mark Strama is looking at how Texas Schools specifically could benefit from the construction of solar panels on their rooftops. [...]
Citizens File in Opposition to South Texas Project Reactors 3 and 4
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Arjun Makhijani, bay city, citizen filings, comanche peak, federal energy regulatory commission, fort worth, Karen Hadden, NRG, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Public Citizen, SEED Coalition, south texas association for reponsible energy, South Texas Project, Victoria on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Tuesday citizens submitted a filing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission opposing NRG’s proposed South Texas Project (STP) nuclear reactors. Petitioners included the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, Public Citizen and the South Texas Association for Responsible Energy. This may sound familiar. “Didn’t citizens just file opposition to the nuke a couple weeks [...]
Texas Observer’s Rundown of “the Chosen” Environmental Bills
Posted in Coal, Efficiency, Energy, Nuclear, Renewables, tagged CFL, chosen ones, Coal Plants, earth day, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, environment texas, environmental regulation, fast tracking, hb 280, kip averitt, luke metzger, nuclear plants, president obama, public citizen texas, rafael anchia, republicans, sb 16, sb 545, sb 546, senate, speaker joe straus, strama, susan peterson, swinford, Texas Legislature, texas observer, Tom "Smitty" Smith, troy fraser on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m going to cross-post the following article from the Texas Observer’s Floor Pass blog whole hog, because it is just that good. Look for Smitty’s quote in bold, and hold on to your hat Wednesday, April 22, 2009 The Chosen Ones posted by Susan Peterson at 03:12 PM There’s a lot to celebrate this Earth [...]
Thursday Film Screening: Burning the Future
Posted in Coal, tagged alamo lake creek, austin film festival, burning the future, clean coal, Coal, coal in america, Energy, mountain top removal, toxic ground water, west virginia on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Next Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 pm Austin Film Festival Presents will screen the film Burning the Future: Coal in America at Alamo Lake Creek off Research Blvd. Burning the Future: Coal in America is a documentary that examines the explosive conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by emerging “clean [...]
Happy Earth Day Op-Ed
Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, tagged Austin American-Statesman, Clean Energy, consumption, earth day, Energy Efficiency, environmental defense fund, green jobs, houston chronicle, Public Citizen, Renewables, Sierra Club, Tom "Smitty" Smith, Weatherization on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For your Earth Day enjoyment, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, and Environmental Defense have written a joint Op-Ed that has been published in both the Austin American Statesman & the Houston Chronicle. So on this day of celebration, Let’s Begin a Better Future Now and Enact Energy Laws to Clear Air, Create Jobs! Check it out: [...]
We’ve got our first solar bill!
Posted in Renewables, tagged fraser, green jobs, HOAs, pollution, sb 545, solar, Solar Incentives on April 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Fraser’s solar bill, SB 545, just passed out of the Senate floor with a vote of 26 to 4. SB 545 will: Build our emerging renewable technologies Create jobs Lower electric costs in the long term Reduce pollution Assure fair prices for excess electricity generated by distributive renewable energy sources; and Allow new home buyers [...]
Earth Day Alert: STOP the fast-tracking of water permits for nukes
Posted in Nuclear, tagged dan flynn, ercot, governor perry, house environmental regulation, Luminant, nuclear plant, Nuclear Power, water permit on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HB 2721 threatens to fast-track water permits for nuclear plants, which use vast quantities of water. Water is precious, and Governor Perry has just requested federal aid for all 254 counties in Texas due to statewide drought. Water permits should be given careful scrutiny, and not be rushed. This bill, which will be heard tomorrow [...]
White Stallion Standing!
Posted in Coal, tagged bay city, cliffside, coal block, duke energy, environmental defense, no coal coalition, north carolina, peaceful protest, Public Citizen, Texas, white stallion energy center on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Good news from Bay City! The preliminary hearing for White Stallion Energy Center was this morning, and the No Coal Coalition, Sierra Club, and Environmental Defense Fund ALL GOT STANDING. That means that when the real contested case hearing happens, in six months or so, we’ll all be legal parties to the process. Anyone looking [...]
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